Financial Analysis: Dell Technologies (DVMT) vs. Its Peers

Dell Technologies (NYSE: DVMT) is one of 29 publicly-traded companies in the “Computer Hardware” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Dell Technologies to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

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This table compares Dell Technologies and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins

Return on Equity

Return on Assets

Dell Technologies

-4.74%

22.63%

3.19%

Dell Technologies Competitors

1.60%

6.03%

4.39%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Dell Technologies and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings

Hold Ratings

Buy Ratings

Strong Buy Ratings

Rating Score

Dell Technologies

0

1

3

0

2.75

Dell Technologies Competitors

322

1632

3367

124

2.60

Dell Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $110.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.23%. As a group, “Computer Hardware” companies have a potential upside of 15.58%. Given Dell Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dell Technologies is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dell Technologies and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue

Net Income

Price/Earnings Ratio

Dell Technologies

$78.66 billion

-$3.73 billion

-15.98

Dell Technologies Competitors

$25.83 billion

$3.04 billion

357.63

Dell Technologies has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Dell Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

23.2% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of shares of all “Computer Hardware” companies are owned by institutional investors. 45.0% of Dell Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of shares of all “Computer Hardware” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

About Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Inc., formerly Denali Holding Inc., is a provider of information technology solutions. The Company operates through two segments: Client Solutions and Enterprise Solutions Group (ESG). The Client Solutions segment includes sales to commercial and consumer customers of desktops, thin client products and notebooks, as well as services and third-party software and peripherals closely tied to the sale of Client Solutions hardware. Its offerings include hardware, such as desktop personal computers, notebooks and tablets, and peripherals, such as monitors, printers and projectors, as well as third-party software and peripherals. The ESG segment includes servers, networking and storage, as well as services and third-party software and peripherals that are closely tied to the sale of ESG hardware. It designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and supports a range of products and services.